Sonia Sanchez Delivers Poetry and Advice at Spelman College
Sonia Sanchez likes to talk about how peacekeeping can save communities. The profound poet laureate and author of Home Coming and Homegirls and Handgrenades...
Akosua Report: Alain Locke
"Negro life is not only establishing new contacts and founding new centers, it is finding a new soul. There is a fresh spiritual and...
Somalia's First Formal Musical Event in 25 Years
Phil Moore of Al Jazeera is reporting that Somalia held its first formal musical performances in more than 25 years last week. The festival, held...
Caribbean Literary Giant Aimé Césaire Gets His Due
Writing for The Root, Lindsay Johns discusses how a new production of A Season in the Congo helps bring a wider audience to the...
Akosua Report: Stokely Carmichael
“…black people in this country unite, recognize their heritage, and build a sense of community." - Stokley Carmichael
Kwame Ture born Stokley Carmichael
On...
Nelson George: 'Funk is the Link Between Soul and Hip-Hop'
Black pop culture curator Nelson George screened his upcoming VH1 Rock Doc, Finding The Funk, on opening night of Atlanta’s BronzeLens Film Festival. Finding...
Director David LaChapelle: Talks Art and ‘RIZE’
David LaChapelle creates stunning visuals that are filled with extremely vibrant colors and emphasizes appreciating the body's physical form. For three decades, the celebrated...
Best Man Holiday Reunion: Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Morris Chesnut
Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., sat down and chatted with members of cast of The...
Carnival and Jouvert: A Repository of Spirit, Community and Culture
It was a beautiful crisp day. A perfect sky absent of clouds and filled to the brim with the deepest blues. It hung so...
EXCLUSIVE: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Americanah’: ‘When I’m Writing Fiction, I Feel Free”
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest novel, Americanah, started out as a fun project but evolved into a massive success. The book that combines...
